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TOWER Software and Vital Path Announce Partnership for 'in place' Records Management

Business Wire, August 21, 2007

Joint Solution Delivers Enterprise Policy Management Solution to Address the New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

RESTON, Va. & BENSALEM, Pa. -- TOWER Software, a proven global leader in Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions and Vital Path, a leader in content integration solutions, today announced a partnership to provide organizations 'in place' records management solutions. The joint solution allows organizations to continue to manage content at the line of business and departmental level while managing records at the enterprise level, thus leveraging current IT investment and legacy systems.

"The compliance demands of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure make managing records in place a necessity in our market and it is important that we offer it to our customers," said Tony Sumpster, Executive Vice President for TOWER Software. "Vital Path provides a key technology in this solution with their product PathBuilder and the associated adapters allowing TOWER Software's TRIM Context to seamlessly integrate with virtually all legacy content management solutions."

The joint solution enables customers to rapidly implement and enforce standard information policies across their enterprise as required by the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. By providing seamless integration with existing content repositories, organizations also have the ability to perform federated search and place holds on content across their existing line of business and document management repositories.

TOWER Software delivers an 'enterprise ready' proven ECM solution through its 'TRIM Context' product which enables organizations to manage, access and secure all information across the enterprise. PathBuilder helps companies quickly and easily connect diverse content and data repositories.

"Increased regulatory scrutiny and ongoing competitive pressures are forcing companies to look at innovative options to extend the reach of their ECM investment," said Steve Pogrebivsky, president of Vital Path. "Our partnership with TOWER Software extends the value of legacy ECM investments while mitigating risk and creating a strategic advantage."

About Vital Path

Vital Path is a leading provider of content integration and migration solutions. Our wide range of products and expertise has assisted over 50 clients take control of their mission critical content and turn risk into evolution. Vital Path's premiere solution, PathBuilder, enables fast deployment of adapters that communicate with existing content repositories. Once connected, PathBuilder can combine and route content to support enterprise-wide business processes without forcing clients to abandon their original systems and corresponding investments. Vital Path is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vital Signs, Inc (Nasdaq:VITL). For more information on Vital Path, go to: www.vital-path.com

About TOWER Software

With more than 20 years experience, TOWER Software works with customers to turn vast amounts of information into an accessible value enhancing asset. TOWER Software's globally proven Enterprise Content Management solutions, empower organizations to achieve business success and compliance through best practice information management. The company's award-winning solution, TRIM Context, provides document management, records management, web-content management, imaging, workflow, and document-based collaboration in a single solution, enabling organizations to capture, manage, secure, and access information across the enterprise - from all forms of electronic data to physical records.

A privately held company founded in 1985, TOWER Software has deployed its solutions to over a million users worldwide, in government, pharmaceutical, energy and finance. To learn more about how TOWER Software can empower you to achieve success through information management, please visit: www.towersoft.com

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